Alan Carter (motorcyclist)

Alan Carter
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born19 August 1964 (1964-08-19) (age 60)
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1983 - 1990
First race1983 250cc French Grand Prix
Last race1990 250cc British Grand Prix
First win1983 250cc French Grand Prix
Last win1983 250cc French Grand Prix
Championships0
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
52 1 1 0 2 93

Alan Carter (born 19 August 1964) is an English former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed from 1983 to 1990 in the Grand Prix world championship.[1] Carter won the second Grand Prix race he entered, in the 250cc class at the 1983 250cc French Grand Prix as an eighteen-year-old, creating a sensation.[2][3] However, he was never able to fulfill his potential and never won another Grand Prix. He had his best season in 1985 when he finished in seventh place in the 250cc world championship.[1] Carter competed in the Superbike World Championship in 1994.[4]

Carter is the younger brother of former two-time British Speedway Champion Kenny Carter (1961–1986).

Racing career statistics

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Points system from 1969 to 1987:

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1

Points system from 1988 to 1992:

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Points 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Team Machine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Points Rank Wins
1983 250cc Team Mitsui Yamaha YZR250 RSA
Ret
FRA
1
NAT
Ret
GER
13
ESP
Ret
AUT
Ret
YUG
DNS
NED
Ret
BEL
DNQ
GBR
14
SWE
5
21 12th 1
1984 250cc Marlboro Roberts Yamaha YZR250 RSA
10
NAT
-
ESP
4
AUT
16
GER
7
FRA
Ret
YUG
7
NED
Ret
BEL
23
GBR
Ret
SWE
4
SMR
Ret
25 9th 0
1985 250cc Donington Park RS250R RSA
16
ESP
4
GER
4
NAT
9
AUT
17
YUG
DNF
NED
13
BEL
9
FRA
DNF
GBR
7
SWE
4
SMR
DNF
32 7th 0
1986 250cc Braun Cobas JJ Cobas-Rotax ESP
10
NAT
11
GER
10
AUT
??
YUG
DNF
NED
15
BEL
??
FRA
20
GBR
??
SWE
10
SMR
??
9 17th 0
1987 250cc Moriwaki NSR250 JPN
DNF
ESP
-
GER
-
NAT
-
AUT
-
YUG
-
NED
-
FRA
-
GBR
-
SWE
-
CZE
-
SMR
-
POR
-
BRA
-
ARG
-
0 ?? 0
1988 250cc Yamaha YZR250 JPN
-
USA
15
ESP
-
EXP
-
NAT
-
GER
-
AUT
-
NED
-
BEL
-
YUG
-
FRA
-
GBR
-
SWE
-
CZE
-
BRA
-
1 48th 0
1989 250cc ?? ?? JPN AUS USA
??
SPA NAT GER AUT YUG NED BEL FRA GBR SWE CZE BRA 0 ?? 0
500cc ?? ?? JPN AUS USA SPA NAT GER AUT YUG NED BEL FRA GBR
Ret
SWE
Ret
CZE BRA 0 81st 0
1990 250cc Honda Britain RS250R JPN
18
USA
??
ESP
-
NAT
-
GER
-
AUT
-
YUG
-
NED
-
BEL
-
FRA
??
GBR
13
SWE
-
CZE
-
HUN
-
AUS
-
3 40th 0

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Alan Carter MotoGP statistics". motogp.com. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  2. ^ "1983 French Grand Prix". motogp.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  3. ^ Noyes, Dennis; Scott, Michael (1999), Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix, Hazleton Publishing Ltd, ISBN 1-874557-83-7
  4. ^ "Alan Carter WSBK statistics". worldsbk.com. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  5. ^ "MotoGP™ Riders". www.motogp.com.